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http://forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?id=36802Thu, 03 May 2012 08:13:10 +0000GeneralslowhandsAlice PHILLIPS 1790-1857? Kingstone HER -> Upton Bishop (reply)This Alice is James 1812's mother ( James is a son of a James)
Kingstone on the Ross to Hay on Wye road
near to
Bacton in the Golden Valley between Ross and Hay on Wye.

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http://forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?id=36797Thu, 03 May 2012 07:01:07 +0000GeneralslowhandsPhillips of Upton Bishop (reply)It's still raining here in the beautiful Towy Valley Carmarthenshire.
I also have connections to the Pontypridd area namely the Merrimans of Ystradyfodwg.
My ancestors seem to be either Agri Labourers or Miners a hard life for both !.
Other names in my Herefordshire tree are Green's and Collin's and the furthest Phillips I have been able to trace is James Phillips abt 1811 at Bacton so still some happy hunting to do.
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http://forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?id=36796Thu, 03 May 2012 06:59:44 +0000GeneraldollymayPhillips of Upton Bishop (reply)Glad to hear your enjoying your visit DollyMay !.
As you can imagine there are many examples of Foresters moving to and from the Welsh valleys either for coal or ironworking. My father's line are coalmining Jones' from Wales. Indeed as an apprentice metal-basher I went to study at Treforest near Pontypridd for three years in the 80s, are you thereabouts?. Has it stopped raining yet ? :-)
In fact it's a perhaps curious coincidence looking back, the "Poly Of Wales" had started as the Treforest Mining School, just as my previous tech college had in my home Forest town Cinderford. I had a good classmate at Poly who was NCB sponsored, goodness knows what line he's in now!.
AND I drank beer at the club my "ancestor" Tom Jones started his career in !

I must visit Ponty one day for old times sake, I'm trying to remember the name of the area up above the rugby ground where I lived, it overlooked old mine workings I think?, probably all landscaped now.

Happy Hunting !

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http://forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?id=36794Thu, 03 May 2012 04:27:36 +0000GeneralJefffNelson PHILLIPS 1880-1965 Upton Bishop (1911 census) (reply)Hi
Thanks for the info, I was lucky to have lived with Nelson Henry and Nancy up until their deaths in the 1960's my Grandmother was their daughter Dorothy May.I also have the Phillips family tree on Ancestry but have found info on here invaluable.
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http://forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?id=36790Wed, 02 May 2012 19:31:30 +0000GeneraldollymayNelson PHILLIPS 1880-1965 Upton Bishop (1911 census) (reply)Well documented on Ancestry Public members Tree

Hi Jefff, having a grand time and tidying up many loose ends at the same time. My Great GrandfatherH was born at Ox Pasture Upton Bishop in 1880 but married in Pontypridd and all but one of his children were born in Wales.Their eldest child died in early childhood of Diptheria abt 1905 but I have never been able to find her birth or death records, I was told her name was Lizzie.

Last night I found this site and looked at the Parish Records for my Ggrandad and up popped the baptism record for Annie Elizabeth born 1904 in Pontypridd and Baptised at Upton Bishop -result :)

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http://forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?id=36788Wed, 02 May 2012 17:31:26 +0000GeneralslowhandsPhillips of Upton Bishop (reply)Hi Jefff, having a grand time and tidying up many loose ends at the same time. My Great GrandfatherH was born at Ox Pasture Upton Bishop in 1880 but married in Pontypridd and all but one of his children were born in Wales.Their eldest child died in early childhood of Diptheria abt 1905 but I have never been able to find her birth or death records, I was told her name was Lizzie.

Last night I found this site and looked at the Parish Records for my Ggrandad and up popped the baptism record for Annie Elizabeth born 1904 in Pontypridd and Baptised at Upton Bishop -result :)

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http://forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?id=36787Wed, 02 May 2012 17:24:16 +0000GeneraldollymayPhillips of Upton Bishop (reply)Welcome to this friendly forum and great resource DollyMay !.
We're so fortunate to have this great site, as well as the huge PRs database please take the time to search this forum (a great source of info in itself. Also via the search "boxes" on the Home Page you can search thro' loads of old photos, really interesting old Documents, newspaper clippings, e-books, trade Directories, memorial inscriptions, not to mention the fascinating Inquests & Wills section.

Surname PHILLIPS
First Name Matilda
Abode The Stores Upton Bishop Herefordshire
Occupation
Year Proved 1940
Page Number 371
Year of Death 1939
Month of Death Oct
Day of Death 1
Value Under £1194
Document Will
Notes _
Will Number Will_08163

And wrt brickwalls, don't forget the people of Dean have centuries of experience under-mining them or forging the tools to break through them !

Enjoy !

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http://forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?id=36785Wed, 02 May 2012 15:43:36 +0000GeneralJefffPhillips of Upton Bishop (reply)Click away, dollymay! Lots more to find I am sure. If you get stuck you can always post a question on here. Have fun!
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http://forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?id=36779Tue, 01 May 2012 21:33:01 +0000GeneralChrisWPhillips of Upton BishopGreat site. I am a very new member( abt 1 hr ) and on my first click on the parish records I was looking at the Baptism record of my G Grandfather and then the marriage record of his Grandfather.A brickwall demolished in one click :)
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http://forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?id=36778Tue, 01 May 2012 20:37:33 +0000Generaldollymay